Plain English Breakdown
The official text states existing law covers charter schools, but this bill's specific changes are written as requirements for school districts. It is unclear if these new calculation methods automatically apply to charters or county superintendents without further legislative action.
Changes How School Funding Attendance Is Calculated
This law changes how schools calculate average daily attendance for state funding by allowing the use of a five-year average and permitting the removal of low-attendance days.
What This Bill Does
- Requires school districts to use the average of the 5 most recent prior fiscal years if that number is higher than current rules allow.
- Allows schools to remove up to 5 lowest attendance days from their records when calculating regular daily attendance for the current and prior fiscal year.
Who It Names or Affects
- School districts
Terms To Know
- Local Control Funding Formula
- The system used to calculate state funding for schools based on average daily attendance.
- Average Daily Attendance (ADA)
- A number showing how many students are in school on an average day, which determines funding amounts.
Limits and Unknowns
- The five-year average is only used if it results in a higher attendance figure than the current calculation methods.
- School districts may choose to exclude low-attendance days; they are not required to do so.
- The official text does not specify an effective date for this law.